In a depression, a crawling monster less than three feet tall was lying lazily in the mud, waiting for its prey to come.
But it seems that it has been here for a while. It swayed slightly, opened its big mouth full of fangs, as if taking a nap, and then waved its short legs and dragged its long body.
Get ready to leave here.
It is the dominant one in the neighborhood. With its superb explosive power and bite force, once the prey is bitten by it, there will only be one end, and that is death.
It had just come out of the mire when suddenly its not very sensitive ears seemed to hear something, and the fierce light in its eyes looked directly to its left.
In the mid-air in the distance, a small monster appeared at some point and was flying happily towards this side. It seemed that the motionless monster below was not seen.
The monster's eyes were fixed on it, and its figure remained motionless. Although this strange little guy was a bit small, it was still good as an appetizer.
The little guy didn't seem to know the threat, getting closer and closer to the monster's head.
When it came to the sky above him, the monster below suddenly jumped up, opened its mouth, like a bolt of lightning, and quickly swallowed the small things in the air into its mouth, and then it fell from the sky with satisfaction.
I stirred my mouth subconsciously a few times, but found that it was empty. I raised my head in surprise, but there was nothing on the top of my head. I had obviously swallowed the little thing before.
"Did you accidentally eat the one you came down from?" The monster thought for a moment in confusion. Maybe it was because it was too young and it didn't feel it.
The monster no longer thought about this problem, and was about to leave here when it suddenly felt a deadly energy erupting in its body. It had no time to think about what was going on, and the next moment, it lost consciousness.
In the distance, Shuang'er watched the demonic beast stand upright with a body of three feet high, and then fell heavily to the ground. Then the cute figure in the air appeared again, shouting happily towards this side, as if urging them.
come over.
Shuang'er stared at this scene with her mouth open. Although it had killed several monsters in seconds before, it was not as shocking as this time. It actually got into the opponent's body and used its space ability to explode directly inside, while she pulled out.
, to these monster beasts that like to devour things, they are almost like natural enemies.
No matter how good your external defense is, all living things inside your body are the same. They are very fragile. Without precautions, they can be easily destroyed.
When the two people came to the corpse, the cute pet Qingqi skillfully stretched out his claws and scratched a position on the other person's head. A huge hole was exposed from it, and then one of the claws suddenly changed.
Go deep inside, stir it back and forth, and then jump.
A green crystal that was only the size of an apple jumped out of it. Shuang'er who was on the side quickly grabbed it and fixed it in mid-air. Then a stream of water rose out of thin air and washed away some stains on the green crystal.
, and then carefully put it into his own space.
It looks like he is very skilled in his movements, he must have done it many times.
The cute pet has landed on Gu Zheng's shoulder again, raising his head and looking into the distance with interest. Looking at it like this, it seems as if it hasn't killed enough yet.
"Little cute pet, we will take a turn in front of you and then go find your master." Gu Zheng said with a smile to the cute pet next to him, causing it to nod wildly and chirp endlessly.
The little cute pet was named by Gu Zheng, no matter what it was called before.
Shuang'er waved her hand, and the monster corpse underneath disappeared again, and was put away by her. I have to say that Mr. Qi was quite generous, and even gave Shuang'er a huge storage ring, which also contained many good things.
.
Then they continued on their way, and in the far distance, many tall and majestic peaks loomed, and the direction they were heading towards was the Jifeng Mountains.
It turned out that Gu Zheng and the others were in Zhongyuan Village. After seeing Elder Mei succeed in becoming the village chief, they originally wanted to leave directly, but Elder Mei asked them to stay for a day and rest before leaving, just in time to thank him.
The change of the village chief had almost no impact on the village. Instead, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At least they didn't have to take risks to hunt that extremely terrifying monster.
That night everyone tasted the incomparable deliciousness again, and this situation would last for several more days, giving the hunting pair who were supposed to go out two more days of rest.
But just the next day, Gu Zheng took some food sent by Elder Mei and left there.
All of this was planned by each of them. Although he could easily kill Chang Xi when he first left, he could not dispel the swollen desires in their hearts.
These arise from the ancient disputes, so the ancient disputes are determined to understand them, and will not cause the death of the villagers because of themselves. Although their dreams have been shattered, life will still go on.
So after running around outside for so many days, Gu Zheng finally killed the green beast and went out to Hunyuan Village again, which delayed a little time, but he finally solved the matter.
Elder Mei also promised himself again and again that he would treat the newcomers well.
The three of them walked all the way and let their cute pets deal with all the monsters in their path. Moreover, they found crystals inside that were similar to the purified green mist, which was a bit close to the real power of darkness. This made Gu Zheng overjoyed.
I saw some crystal stones being taken out from the giant elephant's head before. It seems that what I thought was right. Almost all the creatures here have such things, so as long as Gu Zheng is within the range of perception, all the monsters will not be released.
Pass.
Of course, it was Shuang'er who sensed the aftermath and sent his cute pet to kill him, while he himself followed leisurely.
However, the route they took was relatively remote, so they didn't encounter many monsters along the way. Moreover, they were almost approaching the Jifeng Mountains and were even more deserted.
On the lonely land, there is only a solitary peak standing in it. Although the peak looks steep, the apprentice still seems a little lonely in this wide open space.
At this time, Gu Zheng and the others came to a small hillside not far from the mountain. They looked around at the sterile place and didn't know how the people here survived. It felt too difficult.
This is the so-called border and the location of Shifeng Village.
According to Elder Mei, the last exchange was ten years ago, when the village chief of Shifeng Village led a group of people to have an exchange. Since then, there has been no news from them, and we don’t know what the situation was like.
But according to the usual information, this is really the poorest place. No one is willing to come here if they don't need it. However, one good thing is that they can grow some of their previous food there, at least there will be no famine.
So we still communicate with each other every once in a while and get married by the way. At least there are many people who are willing to marry there or get married.
The exchange was supposed to be held once every five years, but it didn't come last time. However, it is not surprising when this happens often, so Elder Mei didn't think it was any surprise.
"It's too desolate here. How on earth do these people live?" Shuang'er also didn't believe that they lived in this mountain peak. You must know that it would take three days to get to the nearest forest, and they almost reached it.
The time for the Jifeng Mountains is about the same.
"Who knows, but since they have been living here for who knows how many years, they must have their own way of survival." Gu Zheng looked into the distance. No one came in and out alone, and no one was on guard within his sight. Hearing
Shuang'er replied casually after her words.
"Let's go. It seems we are not getting close. We can't see any information from the outside." Gu Zheng said with a sigh, leading the two of them to the opposite side openly.
Originally he had no plan to come here, but when he thought about it, the owner of the cute pet was already dead, but there were still some things left that made him mistakenly think that he was not dead.
But who would have known that after Gu Zheng's repeated inquiries, his master was indeed still alive, but the location was indeed in the Jifeng Mountains. Although he didn't know the specific location, he could lead him to find his master.
Since Gu Zheng had promised it, how could he break his promise? The worst he could do was spend a little more time crossing the trap-free hole again.
In this case, Gu Zheng decided to come here to take a look. The purpose was the same as before, to see if there were any new people here.
Because Gu Zheng also learned from Han Xiu that the number of humans this time was not large, only a hundred or ten, and it seemed likely that they would be randomly assigned to villages.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain peak, after going around in a long circle, they found a rugged path that went up. It could only allow a person to twist his body smoothly. The traces on it indicated that this was their passage, but it seemed that there was already a path.
No one has walked around for a long time. I don’t know if there are other paths, and I don’t want to look for them anymore.
Following this path that was not a road, Gu Zheng and Shuang'er climbed up with difficulty. The main reason was that there were many strange rocks on the outside of the mountain. They were afraid that the entrance of the other party's cave was very secret and would be difficult to find by flying up, so they had to resort to this stupid method.
method.
Just as the two of them were climbing halfway up the mountain step by step, a low shout suddenly came from the side.
"who!"
Gu Zheng looked around after hearing the sound, but couldn't see anyone, but Shuang'er pointed behind a mountain wall and signaled the other party to hide there.
"We are from Zhongyuan Village and happened to pass by here." Gu Zheng did not speak, but Shuang'er spoke in advance.
A very thin child appeared from behind. He looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, and the childish look on his face had not completely disappeared.
"Are you from Zhongyuan Village?" Maybe people here are very united, at least they don't doubt them.
"Of course, the village chief sent us to see what's going on here. You didn't go there in the past few years." Shuang'er bent down and said with a smile.
When the little boy saw Shuang'er being so intimate, he blushed, took a few steps back unconsciously, and whispered, "I don't know, but come with me, everyone is inside, you want to
Be careful, everyone is sick now, don't get infected."
After saying that, the little boy turned around and continued walking to the side.
"What's your name? Why is there no one guarding you here?" Gu Zheng greeted, and asked the cute pet to return to his shoulders and follow him.
"Just call me Xiaofeng. This passage is no longer needed. We dug a tunnel a few years ago and you can go up directly from the bottom of the mountain. Now only we young people are sent here to watch."
The little boy walked flexibly on the rugged mountain peaks with bare feet. His feet were already covered with thick calluses, and his body was even more flexible than they were.
After turning several corners, a tunnel with a height of one person appeared in front of Gu Zheng and the others. There were some red rocks around it, emitting a faint red light, illuminating the narrow passage.
"Xiao Feng, you said someone here is sick, is it serious?" Gu Zheng followed Xiao Feng through the passage. If they had not followed him, they would not have been able to find the passage. There was actually a thin layer of rocks outside as a cover.
"It's very serious. Many elders have fallen ill and died. My grandfather also fell ill and died." Xiaofeng's voice was a little deep and could be heard clearly in the passage.
Gu Zheng and Shuang'er looked at each other. It seemed that their situation was not good and they didn't know what was going on.
"So Xiaofeng, tell me what's going on?" Shuang'er said softly from behind, "Maybe we can help you."
"I don't know either. Just ask the village chief when you get back. You'll be there soon." Xiaofeng said without looking back and continued to lead the way.
Shuang'er had no choice but to spend more than a stick of incense, so they walked out of the passage. An extremely huge cave space appeared in front of Gu Zheng. Their position happened to be a little higher, and there was a slope leading to the bottom next to it. All the scenes
Unobstructed view.
Although I already knew some of the conditions here, I was still a little shocked when I saw it. The area here is not much smaller than outside. The light red light all around the walls seems to be a kind of ore, exuding
The light temperature makes the temperature here just right, much higher than outside.
There are no monsters here that can invade. Of course, no one here has the power of darkness, so there are gains and losses. The middle is no exception. Surrounding a pool of water, stone houses are arranged in an orderly manner. On the surrounding walls, fine
Counting, there are dozens of caves, and the crystal light like fireflies shines from inside.
Some people were just walking in and out, but Gu Zheng could easily see that everyone had sad faces.
Because nearly two hundred people gathered at the far west side, crowded together, with a faint black air on each face, and lying on the ground limply. There was a simple stone wall in the middle, dividing the world into two.
The appearance of Gu Zheng and the others also attracted the attention of the people below. In a relatively large stone house to the east, several old men quickly walked out, and Gu Zheng had also walked down and soon appeared in front of them.
"My name is Gu Zheng. I am from Zhongyuan Village. I happened to be here for some business and came to see you." Gu Zheng said to the old man in front of him who was leaning on a simple crutch.
"Ahem, I am Village Chief Xu here. I didn't expect Village Chief Chang to send someone here. Thank you for your hard work. Let's go inside and talk." The old man's voice revealed a hint of exhaustion, but he still warmly invited them to sit down.
At this time, Gu Zheng and the others had already changed into animal skins and looked less conspicuous than before, so the village chief did not doubt their identities at all.
As soon as everyone arrived in the hall, Gu Zheng said straight to the point to Village Chief Xu, "I saw here just now. It seems that something happened here. If it is convenient, can you tell us about it?"
Hearing this, the forced smile on Village Chief Xu's face disappeared, and sadness took over his face again. He sighed heavily before speaking.
"To tell you the truth, a few years ago, when we were preparing to go to your place, there was a huge evil beast hiding in a mire halfway up the road. Several of us died without noticing.
A few people were also injured. Originally, this was not a big deal, it was just a detour, but just a few hours later, some people became unconscious, and others were more or less weak, so we hurriedly came back."
After saying this, the surroundings on Village Chief Xu's face became denser, as if they were all crowded together, and his entire eyes became glazed over, as if he had returned to that time again, but after just a breath of silence, he came back to his senses and continued to speak.
"After we came back, we didn't know what was going on. It was like some kind of plague. Originally, when we were here, we almost all had skin injuries. Normally, this kind of disease would not be treated at all, so we could only watch them die.
But then the nightmare came. In the following time, people were infected one after another, but we couldn't do anything about them."
"In the first few years, only some frail old people could get it, but some time ago, this phenomenon was spreading rapidly, and almost half of our people were infected. Now everyone is panic-stricken, fearing that they will be the next person.
, we were all ready to go to you for help, so you came."
After hearing what Village Chief Xu said, Gu Zheng also frowned. He didn't expect that the situation here was so serious. Gu Zheng knew that Elder Mei didn't have such a superb doctor, because the people here were very strange, not like those outside.
Minor illnesses and the like, almost all of them died at the end of their lifespan except for those who died in battle.
There are very few deaths due to illness, which means there is absolutely nothing we can do about this situation.
However, after feeling the gaze from the side, Gu Zheng said to Village Chief Xu, "I think the situation is a bit serious. If you go to our place, I'm afraid it won't be enough in time."
"That's right, but we have exhausted all the methods we can use, and there is nothing we can do. These things make everyone feel in danger. If we don't solve this problem, our branch will completely disappear." Village Chief Xu was annoyed.
He said, and the people next to him all looked sad and sighed.
"Village Chief Xu, don't worry, or let us take a look at it for you. Maybe we can help you solve this problem." Gu Zheng pondered for a moment and then said.
"You?" Elder Xu looked at Gu Zheng's young face and the equally young Shuang'er, and then shook his head, "You'd better not get close. Once that thing gets close, it's very contagious. For your safety, I think it's better to
Come to your priest."
"Who said I am not a sacrifice? Otherwise, why would there be only two of us coming here?" Gu Zheng smiled slightly, and a faint green light appeared in his hands.
